This page lists both print and online resources concerning homeless patrons in libraries.

This page lists both print and online resources concerning homeless patrons in libraries.

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==Policies and guidelines==

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[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/governance/policymanual/updatedpolicymanual/section2/61svctopoor.cfm ALA Council Document 61. Library Services for the Poor] from the ALA Policy Manual

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[http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/otherpolicies/guidelinesdevelopment.cfm Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures Regarding User Behavior and Library Usage] - Adopted by the Intellectual Freedom Committee, January 24, 1993; revised November 17, 2000; revised January 19, 2005

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==Resources==

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===Online===

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[http://www.hhptf.org/archive Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force] of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table - best way to guide the site is by the [http://www.hhptf.org/archive archive]; also see the [http://www.hhptf.org/resources resources] and [http://www.hhptf.org/organizations organizations]

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[http://delicious.com/alalibrary/libhomeless Bookmarks to libraries and the homeless resources] compiled at the ALA Library's Delicious.com social bookmarking account

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[http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/outreachtounderservedpopulations/servicespoor Services to Poor and Homeless People] from ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS)

Holt, Leslie Edmonds, and Glen E. Holt. [http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2885 ''Public Library Services for the Poor: Doing All We Can'']. Chicago: American Library Association, 2010. Read an [http://www.alastore.ala.org/pdf/9780838910504_excerpt.pdf excerpt (PDF) from the book]--the table of contents, the preface and chapter one, and the index

[http://www.alternet.org/story/50023/ America Gone Wrong: A Slashed Safety Net Turns Libraries into Homeless Shelters] on AlterNet.com, with comments; see [http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=180836 the original post at TomDispatch.com]<br>

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[http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2010/welcoming-the-homeless-into-libraries/ Welcoming the Homeless into Libraries,]

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April 2007

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by Kim Leeder. ''In the Library with the Lead Pipe,'' December 1, 2010.

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[http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14623 Finding a Home in the Library: Services for the Homeless by Joshua Jackson] on WebJunction.org<br>

''Author's description'': This paper provides a cohesive background on library responses to homeless users and a framework for developing better library services to this population.<br>

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[http://www.neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php?type=feature&id=59 Not Your Grandmother's Library] by Candace Brown ([http://www.neighborhoodlife.net/archives/index.php article currently only available by single $3 purchase or annual $12 subscription]). [http://www.neighborhoodlife.net/index.php Neighborhood Life: A Neighborhood Improvement Journal], Summer 2009: A library is often seen as a kind of community center in many neighborhoods…hosting meetings and events while providing a variety of valuable resources. There are some aspects of society's ills, however, which have come to threaten many libraries' abilities to consistently serve such lofty purposes.

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[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-04-13/news/0904120197_1_libraries-hygiene-magazines-and-newspapers Public libraries: Poor hygiene might get you tossed] by John Keilman. ''Chicago Tribune'', April 13, 2009. Schaumburg Township District Library adds 'offensive bodily odors' to its prohibitions

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[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_theme=gannett&p_product=DTNB&p_action=search&p_field_base-0=&p_text_base-0=library+homeless+patrons&Search=Search&p_perpage=10&p_maxdocs=200&p_queryname=700&s_search_type=keyword&p_sort=YMD_date%3AD&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0= Libraries juggling patrons, homeless: They tighten security, hygiene policies to serve needs of many people] by David Josar. ''The Detroit News, '' January 14, 2008. About homeless patrons in libraries in Michigan, including the Detroit Public Library and the Dearborn Public Library (News story no longer available for free; link points to NewsBank page)

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[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11DD34316D1BAF08&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Library collaboration is a win for everyone: Ex-homeless people on staff aid patrons and the needy] by Jennifer Lin. ''Philadelphia Inquirer, '' December 28, 2007. The Free Library of Philadelphia joins with Project HOME to employ the homeless (News story no longer available for free; link points to NewsBank page)

[http://www.alternet.org/story/50023/ America Gone Wrong: A Slashed Safety Net Turns Libraries into Homeless Shelters] on AlterNet.com, with comments; see [http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174799/ward_how_the_public_library_became_heartbreak_hotel the original post at TomDispatch.com], April 2007

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[http://www.webjunction.org/470/articles/content/445200 Finding a Home in the Library: Services for the Homeless by Joshua Jackson] on WebJunction.org - ''Author's description'': This paper provides a cohesive background on library responses to homeless users and a framework for developing better library services to this population, December 2006

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[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/294036_homelessness29.html New library a haven for homeless: Reading is a comforting refuge when the streets are cold and shelters are closed] by Vanessa Ho. ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer,'' November 29, 2006.

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[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/174413_robert21.html Library for all -- not just the homeless] by Robert L. Jamieson Jr. ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer,'' May 21, 2004.

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[http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000319mag-poverty.html "The Invisible Poor," by James Fallows.] ''The New York Times,'' March 19, 2000.

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[http://archive.ala.org/pio/factsheets/homeless.html America's Libraries and the Homeless] from ALA's Public Information Office ([http://www.ala.org/pio PIO]) March 1999

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[http://archive.ala.org/pio/factsheets/homeless.html America's Libraries and the Homeless]<br>

[http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/governingdocs/policymanual/servicespoor.htm ALA Council Document 61. Library Services for the Poor] from the ALA Policy Manual

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[http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/otherpolicies/guidelinesdevelopment.htm Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures Regarding User Behavior and Library Usage] - Adopted by the Intellectual Freedom Committee, January 24, 1993; revised November 17, 2000; revised January 19, 2005